Primary Health Care Nurse - Primary Health Care

Shift Detail: Mon-Fri
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Hartford HealthCare Medical Group is one of the largest medical practices in New England with multiple locations throughout Connecticut and Rhode Island. We consist of a team of professionals ranging from Medical Assistants to Physician Assistants and everything in between. Our physician led medical group enjoys an excellent reputation with patients and the medical community, offering primary care, urgent care and more than 30 different specialties.
Under provider direction, the RN provides skilled nursing care to patients in a variety of clinical settings. Scope of responsibility is characterized by use of nursing process to assess, plan, intervene and evaluate human responses to actual or potential health problems utilizing appropriate practices, standards, protocols and guidelines. Provides office-based nursing care in collaboration with provider
Assesses physical and psychosocial needs and environmental factors affecting patients and their families, formulates nursing plan of care and ensures continuity of patient care through appropriate nursing evaluation and intervention
Communicates with provider regarding patient needs, nursing assessments, and recommendations
Takes direction and initiates actions (cross/additional training) that will allow seamless patient care
Collects and documents current health status and medical history and assists in scheduling patient office visits
Demonstrates independent nursing actions based on assessment and problem identification
Under direction of provider, calls in prescription medications to pharmacies and observes and documents patient’s response to pertinent medications
Documents accurate and ongoing assessment of patient’s needs, problems, capabilities, limitations, progress toward goals, and response to care
Triages telephone calls and displays ability to initiate appropriate nursing intervention in prompt, precise, and professional manner
Current Connecticut RN License required.

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